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Troupe on national tour of play on Fukushima disaster

FURANO, Japan - Playwright So Kuramoto speaks during an interview after a rehearsal by his drama troupe of his play about the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Furano, Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan, on Jan. 5, 2015. The group will perform the play, which is about the experiences of survivors of the tsunami and nuclear disaster in a small town in Fukushima Prefecture, nationally from Jan. 10 through March 14.

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Troupe play on Fukushima disaster on national tour

FURANO, Japan - Cast members of a drama troupe rehearse a scene from a play about the 2011 Fukushima disaster by playwright So Kuramoto, the group's leader, in Furano on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Jan. 5, 2015. The Furano Group will perform the play, which is about the experiences of survivors of the tsunami and nuclear disaster in a small town in Fukushima Prefecture, nationally from Jan. 10 through March 14.

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Okamoto named PGA board memeber

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran Japanese professional golfer Ayako Oakamoto (L) shakes hands with Masahiro Kuramoto, chairman of the Professional Golfers' Association of Japan, in Tokyo on July 14, 2014, after she was named as the first female member of the PGA board of directors.

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Screenwriter Kuramoto

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese screenwriter So Kuramoto, who launched a homestay program in Furano, Hokkaido, to accept children affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster in 2011.

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Lotte beats Chunichi in Game 5

CHIBA, Japan - The Chunichi Dragons' Hidenori Kuramoto despairs at the umpire's call during the fifth inning of Game 5 of the Japan Series against the Lotte Marines at Chiba Marine Stadium on Nov. 4, 2010. The Dragons lost 10-4.

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Australian Jones captures 2nd straight Tsuruya Open title

KAWANISHI, Japan - Australian Brendan Jones dons a decorative samurai headgear as part of his prize after successfully defending his title at the Tsuruya Open at the Yamanohara Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on April 22. Teeing off with a three-shot cushion, Jones made five birdies against two bogeys to close on a 16-under total of 268, two-shots clear of Hirofumi Miyase, Masahiro Kuramoto and Takuya Taniguchi.

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Kuramoto wins playoff to claim Acom Int'l title

ISHIOKA, Japan - Masahiro Kuramoto holds up his trophy after winning a three-way playoff in the Acom International gold tournament at Ishioka Golf Club in Ibaraki Prefecture on Sept. 28.

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Australian Jones captures 2nd straight Tsuruya Open title

KAWANISHI, Japan - Australian Brendan Jones dons a decorative samurai headgear as part of his prize after successfully defending his title at the Tsuruya Open at the Yamanohara Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on April 22. Teeing off with a three-shot cushion, Jones made five birdies against two bogeys to close on a 16-under total of 268, two-shots clear of Hirofumi Miyase, Masahiro Kuramoto and Takuya Taniguchi. (Kyodo)

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Wheelchair-bound woman joins experimental tour aided by coordinators

Saya Kuramoto, shown in a wheelchair, is among participants in an experimental tour aided by coordinators held as part of the so-called "universal tourism" initiative on Awaji Island, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 17, 2015. Universal tourism is an attempt to make tours enjoyable to anyone including people with physical difficulties as well as the elderly. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Experimental tour of 'universal tourism' held on Awaji Island, west Japan

Hiroji Tsumura (L), who is blind, and wheelchair-bound Saya Kuramoto participate in an experimental tour aided by coordinators held as part of the so-called "universal tourism" initiative on Awaji Island, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 18, 2015. Universal tourism is an attempt to make tours enjoyable to anyone including people with physical difficulties as well as the elderly. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lotte beats Chunichi in Game 5

CHIBA, Japan - The Chunichi Dragons' Hidenori Kuramoto despairs at the umpire's call during the fifth inning of Game 5 of the Japan Series against the Lotte Marines at Chiba Marine Stadium on Nov. 4, 2010. The Dragons lost 10-4. (Kyodo)

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Screenwriter Kuramoto

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese screenwriter So Kuramoto, who launched a homestay program in Furano, Hokkaido, to accept children affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster in 2011. (Kyodo)

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Troupe play on Fukushima disaster on national tour

FURANO, Japan - Cast members of a drama troupe rehearse a scene from a play about the 2011 Fukushima disaster by playwright So Kuramoto, the group's leader, in Furano on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Jan. 5, 2015. The Furano Group will perform the play, which is about the experiences of survivors of the tsunami and nuclear disaster in a small town in Fukushima Prefecture, nationally from Jan. 10 through March 14. (Kyodo)

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Okamoto named PGA board memeber

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran Japanese professional golfer Ayako Oakamoto (L) shakes hands with Masahiro Kuramoto, chairman of the Professional Golfers' Association of Japan, in Tokyo on July 14, 2014, after she was named as the first female member of the PGA board of directors. (Kyodo)

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Amateur Matsuyama wins Taiheiyo Masters

GOTEMBA, Japan - Asian amateur champion Hideki Matsuyama of Japan holds the trophy at Taiheiyo Club's Gotemba Course in Shizuoka Prefecture on Nov. 13, 2011, after winning the Taiheiyo Masters. The 19-year-old became the third amateur golfer to win on the JGTO Tour after Masahiro Kuramoto in 1980 and Ryo Ishikawa in 2007. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Kuramoto's walk-off double lifts DeNA over Chunichi

Toshihiko Kuramoto (C) of the DeNA BayStars is mobbed by teammates after hitting a walk-off double in the ninth inning for a 3-2 win over the Chunichi Dragons at Yokohama Stadium on Aug. 16, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PGA Tour Champions senior event to be held in Japan next year

U.S. golfer Tom Watson (L), who won eight major championships, and Masahiro Kuramoto (R), head of the Professional Golfers' Association of Japan, pose for photos with other officials during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2016. They announced that the PGA Tour Champions senior golf tour event will be held for the first time in Japan next September. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kuramoto wins playoff to claim Acom Int'l title

ISHIOKA, Japan - Masahiro Kuramoto holds up his trophy after winning a three-way playoff in the Acom International gold tournament at Ishioka Golf Club in Ibaraki Prefecture on Sept. 28. (Kyodo)